Middlesex County, Massachusetts

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Middlesex County, Massachusetts is among the highest in the country for total population (21st of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for median household income (29th of 3,221 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Middlesex County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States	Rank
Total Population	1,638,365	7,044,056	334,922,499	21st of 3,222
Median Household Income	$130,847	$103,960	$80,734	29th of 3,221
Median Age	38.9	40.0	38.9	2402nd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	59.5%	47.3%	35.7%	27th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$727,800	$562,100	$332,700	45th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$2,201	$1,762	$1,413	19th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	7.7%	10.0%	12.5%	2900th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.4%	5.2%	5.2%	1650th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	2,003.2	903.0	n/a	81st of 3,222
Foreign Born	23.1%	18.0%	14.1%	80th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	81.7	n/a	n/a	93rd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	61.3%	62.5%	65.2%	2958th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	29.9	29.1	26.4	528th of 3,221
Worked from Home	24.7%	18.6%	15.1%	47th of 3,222
Uninsured	2.4%	n/a	n/a	3133rd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	50.0%	45.9%	46.9%	1471st of 3,222
Broadband Access	93.4%	n/a	n/a	84th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Middlesex County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	65.1%	66.6%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9.3%	13.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	4.7%	6.4%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	13.6%	7.3%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	5.8%	5.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	1.4%	1.2%	0.6%
Diversity Index	54.3	52.7	61.4

Age in Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Middlesex County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
Median Age	38.9	40.0	38.9
Under 18 %	19.5%	19.4%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	9.7%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	15.1%	14.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	14.0%	13.0%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.4%	25.9%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	16.3%	17.9%	17.2%

Households and families in Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Middlesex County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
Households	634,215	2,785,042	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.4	2.5
Family Households	63.3%	62.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	29.2%	27.9%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	13.3%	16.5%	17.3%
People Living Alone	26.5%	28.8%	28.7%
Never Married	37.2%	37.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Middlesex County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
Per Capita Income	$69,556	$57,897	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	10.0%	13.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	10.1%	12.0%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	17.1%	17.5%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	31.1%	22.3%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	7.7%	10.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	16.1%	21.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	9.3%	14.7%	n/a

Housing in Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Middlesex County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
Housing Units	664,267	3,030,406	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	46.5%	51.1%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	25.4%	22.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	4.5%	8.1%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,962.0	1,964.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	38.7%	37.5%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	28.8%	30.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$7,501	$5,992	n/a

Education in Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Middlesex County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
Less than High School	6.8%	8.6%	10.4%
High School Graduate	17.2%	22.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	16.5%	21.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	29.0%	25.5%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	30.5%	21.8%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Middlesex County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
Labour Force Participation	69.9%	67.0%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	54.2%	61.2%	68.8%
Public Transit	7.2%	6.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	4.2%	4.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	18.8%	22.9%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	11.0%	11.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	10.3%	11.7%	n/a

Origins and language in Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Statistic	Middlesex County, Massachusetts	Massachusetts	United States
Born in State of Residence	52.1%	58.7%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	11.7%	9.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	11.4%	8.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	70.9%	74.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	6.6%	9.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	24.1%	19.5%	16.7%

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